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Hazardous Waste

It is illegal to put items such as electronics, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, pesticides, and other chemicals in the trash. When household hazardous waste (HHW) ends up in a landfill, they can pose serious threats to humans, wildlife, and the environment.

Household Hazardous Waste items may include:

  • Aerosol cans
  • Antifreeze
  • Automotive
  • Batteries
  • Bleach
  • Chlorine
  • Cooking oil
  • Drain cleaner
  • Fertilizer
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Floor stripper
  • Fluorescent lamps
  • Garden chemicals
  • Gasoline
  • Household batteries*
  • Household cleaners
  • Hydraulic fluid
  • Insect sprays
  • Mercury waste
  • Motor oil
  • Oily rags
  • Paint products
  • Paint stripper
  • Paint thinner
  • Polishes
  • Pool chemicals
  • Pressurized cylinders
  • Printer/toner cartridges
  • Rust remover
  • Sharps in containers
  • Smoke detectors
  • Thermometers
  • Tile cleaners
  • Tile remover
  • Transmission fluid
  • Used oil filters
  • Waxes
  • Weed killers
  • Windshield washer fluid
  • Wood preservative

 

DROP OFF

Location:
The Yuba-Sutter Household Hazardous Waste Facility
134 Burns Drive
Yuba City, CA 95991

Phone number:
530.743.6933

Hours:
Open to residential customers every Saturday, 8 AM – 4 PM
Commercial customers must call to schedule an appointment to dispose of hazardous material. Fees may apply.

 

*Household batteries can also be dropped off at Yuba-Sutter Customer Service Office.

 

Medications

When medications are disposed of in the trash or down the drain, they can find their way into our waterways and negatively impact frogs, fish, and other aquatic life.

Drop Off
Drop off medications for safe handling at select police stations, Walgreens, and pharmacies.

Sutter County Sheriff’s Office
1077 Civic Center Blvd
Yuba City, CA
Monday – Thursday, 8 AM – 4 PM

Medications will not be accepted in medication bottles; medications must be in a clear bag. It is highly recommended to call ahead of time to ensure personnel are on site to accept medications.

Items not accepted: creams, liquids, any type of inhalers, and syringes

Sharps

All sharps waste must be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container. Home-generated sharps waste includes hypodermic needles, syringes, and lancets that are used for medical purposes.

Drop Off
Sharps in approved biohazard containers can be brought to our special needle drop-off kiosks located at the following locations.

  • Recology Yuba-Sutter Transfer Station
    3001 N. Levee Rd., Marysville
    Every day: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Yuba-Sutter Household Hazardous Waste Facility
    134 Burns Dr., Yuba City
    Open to residential customers every Saturday: 8 AM – 4 PM
  • Franklin Pharmacy
    1619 Franklin Rd., Yuba City
    Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 7 PM
    Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM
    Sunday: Closed
  • Live Oak Fire Department
    2745 First St., Live Oak
    Open 24/7
  • Sutter County Fire Department
    2340 California St., Sutter
    Open 24/7

Mail-Back Service:
Visit CalRecycle for a list of companies that are authorized to provide sharps waste mail-back services in California.

Pre-paid Mail-back sharps containers can be ordered from: